Ken Kerschbaumer has been editorial director of the Sports Video Group since 2005 and has been writing about how sports networks and leagues use video and audio technology to deliver a quality TV experience since 1991. He began his career in 1991 at Television Broadcast magazine before joining Cahners where he was editor of Digital Broadcasting magazine. In 2000 he joined Broadcasting & Cable magazine as Senior Editor of Technology. Seven years later he helped co-found the Sports Video Group with Paul Gallo and Marty Porter.
Today’s opening ceremony of The Ryder Cup in Gleneagles, Scotland, ends a long planning and setup period for the event for host broadcaster European Tour Productions (ETP) and its production-services […] More
Turner Sports is on the scene at The Ryder Cup in support of PGA.com and its streaming channel of four-hole coverage from The Ryder Cup. It’s also making use of […] More
Asset-management–system provider Front Porch Digital was acquired by Oracle today, and Front Porch Digital COO/GM Rino Petricola tells SVG that Oracle plans to have Front Porch Digital operate as a separate […] More
Grass Valley’s IBC stand is highlighted by a number of technology innovations, but it is the LDX Xtreme Speed camera, with up to six times super-slow-motion playback, and the LDX 4K/UHD camera system that relies on 2/3-in. sensors that are turning heads among sports-production professionals. “Until now, there has been a clear border between live […] More
Will Ultra HD and 4K become a broadcast reality? That was one of the consistent themes at IBC as manufacturers and end users alike struggle with just how UHD becomes a reality within broadcast plants and in living rooms, what it means to product development, and how it can avoid the infamous burnout that 3D […] More
IO Industries’s news 4KSDI camera is a single-piece 4K/UHD camera head with 3G/HD-SDI outputs for connection to separate recorders and monitors. It features a Super-35mm global shutter sensor, interchangeable lens mount, and multiple output formats to support various applications. Designed for use in professional broadcast and production environments, it also suits remote video applications with […] More
Lawo has chosen this year’s IBC as the launch platform for the mc²36 audio console – an all-in-one mixing desk, with a comprehensive feature set that covers broadcast, theater, house of worship, live and install applications. The company says the compact size of the console belies its power. A powerful DSP micro-core with internal 512×512 […] More
Ross Video is demonstrating version 10.0 software for the Carbonite production switcher at IBC 2014. Version 10.0 supports 2.5 ME operation, MiniME and MultiScreen modes, 3G and UHD (4K) signal processing, as well as some very unique new features. Carbonite v10.0 new features include the ability to ‘fly’ any key source by utilizing Carbonite’s powerful […] More
Today, Ross Video announces its plans to release XPression Telestrate, a next-generation telestration tool for live sports and other types of on-screen analysis at IBC 2014. Telestrate has no dedicated hardware but rather uses just a single layer on the output of an XPression Real-Time Motion Graphics System. Built in cooperation with Coiron Visual Developers, […] More
Snell rolled out a number of new products at IBC, including the new Kahuna switcher range. Kahuna 4800, Kahuna 6400 and Kahuna 9600 offer more fire-power and flexibility than ever before and with added 4K capabilities across the entire range. Combined with Snell’s new flexible switcher control surface, Kahuna Maverik, the Kahuna 4800/6400/9600 provides a […] More
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